8888 Uprising

8888 Uprising (Vorlage:MYname) was a national uprising demanding democracy that took place on 8 August 1988 in Burma. It ended on 18 September 1988, after a bloody military coup. Because of the uprisings, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) was formed. During the crisis, Aung San Suu Kyi emerged as a national icon.

History

8888 Uprising was a strongest ever national Burmese uprising demanding democracy that took place on 8 August 1988 in Rangoon, Burma. Not only students' boycott in Rangoon Capital, but also millions of Burmese civilians and Burmese official servants claimed democracy nationwide Burma. Data has confirmed that Burma Navy, Air Force and Custom officers, teachers and hospital staffs involved in a peaceful demonstration with students in the Rangoon streets and other states' capitals. The student leader sought for a paperwork proclamation describing about 10 claims following democratic state in Burma. Just a few moment waiting for official approval of government, students' call-outs were scattered, and democratization attempt failed. The unstable government imposed Martial Law and offered absolute power to the comander in chief, general Saw Maung, in order to clear up the rival activities marching in the streets. Thousands of students among civilians and Buddhist monks were massacred and gunned down by the military forces, however, perfect data has never been confirmed. To put forward into an account, 8888 Uprising mounted into a failure to develop democracy in Burma by the leading party National Leage for Democracy, NLD which is supportive of students.

Originally, Burma was ruled by the repressive and isolated regime of General Ne Win since 1962 till 1988. In the late 1985, approximately on November, students were gathered and boycotted the government's law which regulated about the withdrawal of Burmese local currency notes, 100 Kyats because the withdrawal was referred as it was unofficial to use and The Central Bank never exchanged it for a penny. In the next round, after a few months, general Ne Win announced at National broadcasting services that the newly replaced currency notes, 75 and 25 kyats, were to be withdrew again due to National access to stable economy, he claimed. [Here, some sources referred to the decline in Burmese economy due to trafficking with faked notes and smuggling in the Burmese Northern Borders, but conspiracy remained.] [Rumour was that, Gen Ne Win has transferred some amount of capital revenue from Switzerland Bank, into his business account during the currency crisis in Burma, before his power dropped down.] Following that, YTU students, politics keen students to be said, were in protest inside their campus, in Insein, Rangoon. But, brutal government wrongly ordered to killed a student named Phone Maw, in front of the YTU's main building. This reason lead to a huge protest towards 8888 uprising, starting in the 8th of Aug, 1988.

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After the 8888 Uprising, another series of uprisings took place, which were all suppressed by the government.

During the uprising, thousands, mostly monks and civilians (primarily students) were killed by the Tatmadaw (Burmese Armed Forces). The case near Red Bridge, where the military fired upon a student protest while it was crossing the bridge, is an unforgettable one for Burmese democracy advocates.

Today, the uprising is remembered and honoured by many Burmese expatriates and citizens alike. The 1995 motion picture Beyond Rangoon is based on a true story that took place during the uprising. Burma into a poorer state, however, its history or attempt will never restored or succeed to put into an account in Burmese politics.

External links

• BBC News 'Protests mark Burma anniversary'
• Soros 'Voices of '88'
• Collection of Articles and Audio from 1988
• Partial list of 8888 Uprising victims